{"id":2225,"date":"2018-01-03T18:08:35","date_gmt":"2018-01-03T18:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/?p=2225"},"modified":"2018-01-05T19:20:46","modified_gmt":"2018-01-05T19:20:46","slug":"welcome-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diomederacing.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/03\/welcome-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Good bye 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I can&#8217;t imagine a better way to end the year than going out for a ride.<\/p>\n<p>I ended 2017 with a dual sport ride up to and around Penasco.\u00a0 We started the morning by meeting up at the Tesuque Village Market.\u00a0 It was a last minute ride with a few of the riders from the Tiger Troop and others from Abq.\u00a0 It was a tad chilly in for the first half of the ride.\u00a0 I was very happy that the Tiger has a heated seat and grips, as my electric vest wasn&#8217;t quite enough to keep me from getting chilled.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/UrAP8UPxNPrggRN6PPa-FvLxm4vo3JgT8_MZb2R0mFgEJHAK9YT9_uD0JqAlDqgxzoPjnTitQhQXMzc513fYFUZvuS79uRAoRcV7g-efSzhHvlvgSWQGl1lbe5YA6Y4IQ4INqJa2nANTt6C8rlvBp86g3OEWgtyNCRpICbcKK4heYt_35rBAnPuxZLf6H9HoEFA7bpJFzFIARzNQaJvwhEatlwxV0Av1HxEZXPeN0iVsIgLhUaF5dEkXnGt2VN5sFDSieh6SU2467bvA4lADXZCDidP0_-xj9AqnGMhqmN7PRzZWadbgSLKrPvmtAqT6RfAXt24K890l5F-3NTKLRcmDZeQpw173IXbdEaHKh0YvWmJRWxgGFYA06xw2yWi0HSRXuTqaHBHYdiAgimRNxwrK0b9nEh6UR55Bct5VPfX1AVjO8h7UhPKSK7qwlkPIsDeV2_0TpPzMBgy4_V_h1FHo0dow4pkmvZkDTCf2-JKvApkcytMgwiiraHhOiyutoJd8O4smzDPd62YWEAzTQ6pTYSy3vXxM2PBrpOplHIrYGJ-uKm5xsGpoUZp0xbJtiFaSFi78gzH9gnIH1fIz222NJPzfMY-r9ziqk-U=w273-h205-no\" width=\"273\" height=\"205\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/AMBSBWRAKDmkHTkm8WaW71xMzLoAU9JTtyTyI28yNu0kpoo4zxIalDbxpW-YEcAfwzI1mNIVvbKFRhEhPHIjkncgNmKx_EKq4PxmR4tpPiFgPK8p149PfVX6mHSHV7Nz4ZFeI9Fbww7KOLV95oVqU_T0Kvot67UpcNcXi2L5F7QRzemfuDcHNlEC6E6ZBi9y5S7r_XJkVCMZnkNivJIa4rrAgMOWCJFHomTMxmx8ucFQ-MYr4Bscs77tNMG1HZD-bNkIAtSnPE12NbeYFuEEjKhWEDN-qW6WAabQmlYa7BSd_xMRy3iO1oGV5fpm5Uy5YkEhEFL7agHnhq-hivAeCOw_Q-cNS_ScIG1xhE0SwHpZPXo_8gT-KORPdLj3c2a_-adAIyzZIiMRLlqPZnC4RC3f-JHFCah__vSQhagmEvtyi0D75GXMqeS6HLgaR7izdA4ijA0uMAEpO-sHOshbNxYRztV_JKIAgW9A0DI8SCYfdNnieNLUA0KhNHd2PPGBt7m42uaW8J7qRehH7JhiHjkpQCt6AXO-vedI-H60zrRTEgQJuwOgoSqgeXi5bz1tDCud-6R4-UVKZTMGZwvX31-VZsm97FxZzkjxiRs=w1003-h752-no\" width=\"1003\" height=\"752\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From there it was a nice lil ride up to Dixon, then onto some nice forest roads to Ojo Sarco, which took us to the section of the high road to Taos.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/alwa_dZ3x9EZdniVOUg4m1-JWx1jnb0gy_SAVDy89EWU1z-iGhoelxlm1X4nu9by0GQLFzCakH7BFBAiw7coi07WNDSr4JTP01neJe-XpNnMnCYeMju37vdVIRs5HquRw8obuu2J81U_fQqmWDaMIQZ8n8cGA4GKS04bCtKUQlwDWU3HQGIQzOrmFoR68r1Dc0iH39fELaxFIQb8l-TNjXwTxfgrMtqwjoXhyOi6AG0PkGxkpNyjCU0UWe8vPqQLTb5uoXw3H5CUelZYb25Nev0X5zttQ8HGVlW5_TUwLTI9nocYYiUrqFKQLai3UwMOheJRi7BjlwRi6C8c29Q5f8emscuC-D0vkCgfo_Y_1BKwYB_B6DvSBJtBRsxDlfsyiVfn2K8vPCPFvYV5JfaDPu-MN5r3krhU6ER8APwhRTHmU9UIoX__g9oHb1L6yGjnjFUR4cCg5b4Yfh2Ra47YYCrBggnc79yiTvaiSQYRPPiZg5UIBc1YijpkvceEe2CJtbmuPy0sTE27KTT3scOMqn7LF8uq0UPXhubDsvlakmwFId06h7a2nELhskbuiT6XFdHyRUIKPfmaeegarwWQ7ZXuomRoJ0PsMbu5lns=w1003-h752-no\" width=\"1003\" height=\"752\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a5A1ayDhGUgqtIC0H3sOHxIWiHCqb0ZFHv2Nl4bSChSTwK1oc_foX7fgXwZMWxeQjrxl-Io3sfo4SiYfUEbMxOGiZZGOBoXsAl4o5w_hnvTLMdmLGvM4l4Q6SY4W7GrLJXErRkgwK3mbweeb5YWHdGcwgjyiTd8uJBASa2P_2_whOuo05oFpC6ctqemGyDO7UVzYEwaPxBYGCIXG0ZEdYJt3UjgQgVwmItluExz4e33h5BShpyLCK4qnK4g8PGatRU5K481cqras-iciuD50WTYf9jhZoYcm41ehsdacbTu15iW9lPBlWiZcH6MBPVfney5fGnFEcVDtS4wVjFUc5KBDbCI1g2FBIA6UjNdWd_4Uf2gyHV--PDeefTY38_lEMZgTdQygUSLfwKES8NVDbrWrn3Eko_5cDDHv3s0h4xeRNVFCW41XeO_nS1kEAHs1RUoqTBs2-cWoab62f0UEQZsNslQAqMgtKRVi1B3PuIyUC5aClGH71xLNY_9BZRDiNgWwtGL_ePSXSW6xbPNDN58O7SVF4vO9yVVmuafCdeH8hA89zZXDgqToKHYmU3qlK3sAVY8vt0hdXLVO39thI3rLfyJFmLv3gr9qusY=w564-h752-no\" width=\"564\" height=\"752\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We stopped at Sugar Nymphs for brunch.\u00a0 They have really good food, and the desserts are awesome.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/BljcHX9_NxPR36-lXxX3hlU9MehaowRD0vEnA6cH3TegNmugdm19i9a9FxkGn_o5IpN3J1Uxd28yVJOshfQPEkLr_25rySezTET1tvZRXWbBp1P_MwNYWcXJiPzQFvhd8-WHiT9VVcjTJuetD6P5Rx7S-d1Q9MR38LPuiSS3xCaNNRRIXMTgp7c2nXR_mxeifOsDcj8TtiIk6_8IAAz16SCRBH9IH8uvlmeY2Ax65Z5bIlepGMBxft7npNxQ-eG-_85-7VjS-GIGJySjZLVP2BY4-PrsqcnndkmRpUJidigqqJy5CaQhQMSYA9mVohxE2c_vqwaRz6eVbJfrfUvr5k-CaIAsaIBMyLvu1EWkzOl0v11c-Uk-uWw9W8KzmoQEvdAAH7PzbcRHWi-cSdxWDlfMBXItd8hAL3Zhvz9v2lF6sY5m7pT9bIUff5KsKbFF5eUcA4dzitdos77jIrAhuJeKOpgAByZ9Vd_LHZd4YW7qqbFCkI74M8sHaj3pPYw64BlNvDEDOJ4C0xEvqRa6yI6DPnXgXsrxp_OnFHZiAnj3wod-H5vmQoCQ02NNbw8KKhaQ5UinXyfRyvlg1AveuVSjSmqrMzhO5Si-f8Q=w272-h205-no\" width=\"272\" height=\"204\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/tEERJgokEBgSEo7ASLxfjurA0aff4pjb2U-EgRKVVJD2-LxYKmqQN_S1y8cXLtfafCjHRV3lnFbjxNOHPGl4WxXtfzmC1QBVvt-nRVzDZM2KTIU5Fo53Ec0ywVXNkdqa0P2mqixLk_MqaOUxTujOr-qRYiiIcSywXDkqS8uyS96KmPTlmrJuLRV-isFZ-erOECjfUpiOoEk5lGzmA0YkJoioDXGHXbhbkXxnih_yL9dFXsNIyQVtVJyUFcbWYgMMkV06f2Huv_VK1bltPZt8f434Xc3MCpigDgplIrwJv61vjFD5OxtbnA8k3VRVxm8mw7-5VhxSTtNWT_bWVneYq1sGnKE6BdDFS0abWPIgQkC1J0g2_Ipl3e6Zm5SzYPCo7AnMbChrYgslGc4EqB0j33TZNaZnYGzzjemCDDnlvNSlvntgSel9h6ht3zbiCzGayUGef45Vhra7q1iMDrnPuTSf_BxiR6-RJvScIwfu5ZZdVYaNvvIxPODdSvena9nqMbfMTSLF06lg_WUW2j_-8v9eOBkDOL96Ls8_JqToVzamZjk7J6wwrzCX0RGjz8LvY5UKJz93fvzLB1Tz6u694GMEv7JogDhv1fs7dLo=w1003-h752-no\" width=\"1003\" height=\"752\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After we&#8217;d eaten our fill, it was off to see if we could find some snow.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/h0vek1I2FlcpGi96LqTT_R3hoXV7GJUFBUYVRU21zEXsRNOTHK6zw-Epbu0p0caj1GlrU2AwDYGISWu7HY5GE6_2jtCBYxZ2jeRaCucziyh6PHfMFbGA2o5fKlnkb5hYK1wd4DEBK15IlEnpc4YMO8UBgjIWb-phwAzA_IGFHrJUafi8I3Pp-WV-dR3EDq0Vdv2-doD46kUh-d5NwVkJciTyp5t1MFlaZ4bD_3TpisJY1UoalSFbm5n_Bi6JJe_yoSqa2PGgSmedVMuWwinlCbbFB4uvZ_BdmCkPTLs98fY_L0_eFfcOexby8BcEXJ3icpyDtSMSxIDN32C2i64g4u9zIGBlIdod0SgiPRw4XsWugi2UtXqejuNOR4bb3HBcdPh_SWndyibuMgev62TjU7eW2yZBf0zBG7KDFzILyitwbMka3FtJszb7gS_v-LcohsmQL2YtSdesG-wf_sILsTw8Tr4Ak0eJ5YsM_k-gqDY0x5aj_exyynk4f6nLqlyBToFZ7LpOAvcGnJVgtPOt4GMBsrpAPSZnA_dyD0d3zCOrcQcelSNoLFI95_Gzjc9QlLGsv24vg_k2oPPElz5A3aTNvBKnhubXtM9n4Ms=w272-h205-no\" width=\"272\" height=\"204\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We did, along with a really nice water crossing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/uVOEPj1nLYvc8yXNYeqUz35PnAw76PglqXZ_3UkpvWZ7gE2w6E3X43SorAVpnSoBPwebYpiEssSlJFjwlS5No_2pRgmwrv1C_bsrt4jsOm6WQ-L7t7Mxb8ghxdf9G2du7KLsibLwIIYYAestcR98YW2GsThcab74fw4PBv5tPpTl6bvJ-FBSGEiLxQf0keSm0ApRgAEisaGXF8P63dZo8C0lN4p8rjApvbNvUyr6lrfRloLvO--cydrbpBDTMm9H7TLVI8MA-yDKQ5Mv9SYekQb2xkH77bxZ9wV0H3SaT7g1H0gWm3V_VYEncPKJlXR1x-aZ73QPcJ_-yivWQgdlVWCMsAN2MmN-EoHFcRf3lZt7IOf_9ODJqmJ1c_d9JanuRF7JOoHJvJfU4Z2fgn4cSN3qUvYWgkc3KqQrhe6Igcl2Ii-3p36NU06lnSEewZZDqr7FockuNixzDdaPsW7303OPeD6PpbxVV2Xh77yw8IEBfdsrkqPo-SdHPPBlrHk4d71sVfNagiZRq1YU65K6F0jbLPtzf9CnzXrNTGnvPRvJGk5avMmwnVYINdG05XJOHZPHFxAd5aBCJ0Lj3e1yRaRLlU2A_pcgL5tWWPM=w1003-h752-no\" width=\"1003\" height=\"752\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I just wasn&#8217;t feeling this&#8230;I figured it was a little too risky to try and cross it and I wasn&#8217;t feeling like I wanted to risk getting wet and getting hypothermia.<\/p>\n<p>So back we went to the high road, where we turned off to take the scenic route through Cundiyo.\u00a0 Back down to Santa Fe, from there I decided to take a run through Waldo Canyon, which treated me to some great sunset pictures.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/C9dgz_UbwezXzRCm8RVBl-ezMlBAoXpNMrvr64qF00j64WeCUO51Dbs1SZtLoYz2or6pyEGT6T3e1Wvc2W2_82gBBXHcpDS-pKo_VHL-H8f2ZhWGw1r9OoLPQDotiOZLgV9JUKhn7Joy4jbp50x43HHJkNhZEXCVu7KK8P-Z1-ekzOwFylj9HimtTv3YoMOR7jsoni8HMBDJtMWL4J-R9UDSko5Dj5yOyj5J_MjTmrX1idp6CoPKGbvzTor0JgGJaR2lBGu9tpl3KtvTK_HmIpPEqlCp2KgzxYFMvm971u5-zIFUHNioxTc_Qq6q37BUqhFc1wGpGn9GVW6uSI5UimW7tDfOZfkaw9gimc7pn95DMNrKNhPlLTE1HxlE05KT2rUlcJ6TPIOLplOl5oWMrYuY5eTRcUnO7OM6KkJhsdvxdVUYoMIyOEw2frbbQlDmGSzfYCyfVu3ZZIJ5Zzlhx8h-vbA9oVeRbkldYjOdQoFcQMmMKTaR0Q3R2yGc_rc1pIiQvFe-ggnkajMVERQKFJQgHK9mUmCQUx61MaSG031l1O5csq16kZx2HF5J1D95lp6R7uqEnZ3meLSzweyywVObQp_2itUopi6Yuvo=w1003-h752-no\" width=\"1003\" height=\"752\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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